WingSwept wants to bring this frightening security threat to your attention. Spyware can be downloaded to your phone that allows people to access your information, listen and read your phone activity, and even track your location. Although this has been used by the government for a while, citizens can access and download the spyware very easily. We recommend keeping your phone locked at all times. To learn the potential dangers and how to protect your privacy, click here.
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Cell Phone Security Threats
Aug 19
The WingSwept team and many of you are major fans of the smartphone simply because they make almost everything accessible through a couple of clicks. Think about how much you do on your phone. Many of us check multiple personal accounts daily (including email and bank accounts). Many of you save your password for these accounts on your device, and identity thieves know this. This article reminds us to be careful about the information you store on your phone and to seriously consider password protecting and automatically locking your smartphone. Click here to read more.
Top Twitter Executive’s account was recently hacked into, and the hacker now has its hands on Ev William’s personal information along with internal corporate data. Some of the stolen data has been posted, and the hacker plans to release the rest of it in the near future. Information hacked into included company growth plans, an unreleased show pitch, and HR documents. It has been reported that the executive found the attack “highly distressing” and security has been tightened since. Click here to get the full story.
Though we are glad to hear his security has now been increased, this should be a lesson to all business leaders. Don’t let this happen to you! Computer security is highly important for you to consider before a disaster like this occurs. Put your internal business data into professional hand’s you can trust, because it isn’t enough to hope this doesn’t happen to you. At WingSwept, protecting our client’s business is our top priority.